Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in La Junta, Colorado.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: OR - Operating Room
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 01/04/2027
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Operating Room. The position provides direct patient care across pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations in a surgical setting. Responsibilities include circulating during procedures, preparing and positioning patients, maintaining surgical equipment and supplies, supporting safe operating room practices, and participating in quality improvement activities.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shift, 8 hours per shift, Monday through Friday, with a minimum of 40 hours per week. Weekday and weekend on-call coverage may be required.
- Required Qualifications:
- 23 years of Operating Room experience.
- Current Colorado Registered Nurse license.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification required within six months of hire.
- Effective verbal and written communication in English.
- Basic computer skills.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous Operating Room or Medical-Surgical experience.
- Additional language proficiency.
- Additional Information:
- Performs the circulating nurse role and supports surgical procedures from preoperative preparation through postoperative handoff.
- Provides direct patient care, including assessment, monitoring, positioning, protection of bony prominences, and response to emergency or distressful situations.
- Prepares and drapes patients, maintains medical and surgical aseptic technique, and assists with operating room readiness between cases.
- Opens sterile supplies, prepares instruments, handles and labels specimens, and supports instrument processing, sterilization, and biological monitoring.
- Verifies preoperative documentation, including history and physical examination, informed consent, and required test results.
- Communicates patient status, laboratory and imaging reports, and intraoperative information to the surgical team and post-anesthesia care nurse.
- Documents assessments, reassessments, procedures, specimen handling, and patient care in accordance with current standards and policies.
- Provides care to patients across the pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations.
- Participates in performance improvement, continuous quality improvement, education, in-service activities, and staff meetings.
- May occasionally be exposed to blood and body fluids, airborne particles, chemicals, electrical hazards, and moving mechanical parts.
- The role requires standing, walking, reaching, bending, kneeling, lifting, and moving equipment or supplies.
Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
Cross Country Job ID #1351959. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse / Operating Room
About Cross Country Nurses
You care for others — we’re here to care for you. At Cross Country, we know travel nursing is about more than just the job. It’s about building a career that supports your lifestyle, your values, and your impact. We offer competitive pay, full benefits, and 24/7 support from a team that truly understands what it means to be on the front lines. Wherever your journey takes you, we’re with you every step of the way. Let’s build your best life — one assignment at a time.
Benefits
- 401k retirement plan
- Referral bonus